World Bank accused over ExxonMobil plans to tap Guyana oil rush Washington DC-based bank grants funds to redraft south American state’s oil laws by lawyers linked to oil giant
Events and outbreaks mean Rishi Sunak’s flagship budget must wait The coronavirus will reduce budget 2020 from a big bucks curtain raiser for Boris Johnson’s Toryism to a disaster relief statement
Race to stop economic confidence falling victim to coronavirus Central bankers need to coordinate their efforts to stop wavering economic sentiment from declining further
FTSE 100 closes at lowest since 2016 as coronavirus fears hit markets Analysts rule out any quick return to normality as firms warn on profits and public health measures hammer retail and travel
Oil price plummets as Opec fails to agree production cuts Summit in Vienna aimed to slash output to prevent crash as coronavirus hits demand
US markets in sharp drop amid rollercoaster over coronavirus Markets have been up and down for weeks due to uncertainty over how much damage outbreak will do to global economy
Opec poised to slash oil output as coronavirus cuts demand Cartel warn of deepest quota cuts since financial crisis but experts warn reduction may be ‘too little, too late’
IMF slashes growth forecasts and offers $50bn coronavirus help – as it happened The IMF has torn up its growth forecasts as the Covid-19 outbreak hits the world economy, as the Bank of England’s next governor faces MPs
The super-rich: another 31,000 people join the ultra-wealthy elite Ranks of those worth over $30m swell to 513,000 despite global growth slowdown
US Federal Reserve makes emergency interest rate cut Central bank moves to protect economy from coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus recession? Expert modelling shows Australian economy could take huge hit Warwick McKibbin, who has modelled previous pandemics, says GDP could fall in a worst-case scenario by nearly 8%
Coronavirus escalation could cut global economic growth in half – OECD Several countries at risk of recession as Covid-19 spreads around the world
Britain’s economy dangerously exposed as coronavirus fear grips global markets Shares suffered spectacular falls last week, but the worst is probably yet to come
Markets expected to fall further as coronavirus hits China’s economy Manufacturing production levels in world’s second largest economy dropped to record lows in February
Coronavirus fears trigger biggest one-day fall on US stock market Dow plunges 1,190 points as analysts say virus could inflict as much damage as 2008 crisis